When Siegrist started in the position, the town was reeling from several major accounting errors. At the time, the public had learned that $3.3 million had gone missing from the town’s cash reserve, causing its credit rating to drop.

Siegrist previously served as the treasurer and commissioner of finance for Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and also worked as comptroller for the Regional Hospice & Home Care of Western Connecticut and the Mid-Hudson Addiction Recovery Centers.

Senior Accountant Kevin Gervais will serve as interim controller until a full-time person is hired, Dunn said. Gervais was hired last month after the former senior accountant quit.

Dunn said Gervais previously worked for a regional accounting firm, where he did municipal accounting and has a wealth of experience with Munis, the financial software the town uses.